________________ Verse 24 आठ स्पर्श रहित, [अगुरुलघुकः ] अगुरुलघु, [अमूर्तः ] अमूर्त [च] और [ achitatu:] adic&u aici The substance of time (kala dravya, niscaya-kala) does not have the five kinds of colour (varna), the five kinds of taste (rasa), the two kinds of smell (gandha), and the eight kinds of touch (sparsa), has the power to maintain distinction with all other substances (agurulaghutva), is incorporeal (amurta), and has the mark (laksana) of rendering help to substances in their continuity of being through gradual changes - vartana. EXPLANATORY NOTE Acarya Umasvami's Tattvarthasutra: वर्तनापरिणामक्रियाः परत्वापरत्वे च कालस्य // 5-22 // वर्तना, परिणाम, क्रिया, परत्व और अपरत्व - ये काल द्रव्य के उपकार हैं। Assisting substances in their continuity of being through gradual changes (vartana), in their modification (parinama), in their movement (kriya), in their endurance (paratva) and in their non-endurance (aparatva), are the functions of time (kala). Colour (varna) is of five kinds: black (kala), blue (nila), yellow (pila), white (safeda) and red (lala). Taste (rasa) is of five kinds: bitter (tita), sour (khatta), acidic (kadua), sweet (milha) and astringent (kasaila). Smell (gandha) is of two kinds: pleasant smell (sugandha) and unpleasant smell (durgandha). Touch (sparsa) is of eight kinds: soft (komala), hard (kathora), heavy (bhari), light (halka), cold (thanda), hot (garma), smooth (snigdha) and rough (ruksa). The substance of time (kala dravya, niscaya-kala) assists in the 53
